Pro Football Hall of Fame announces semifinalists for 2010 class.
by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 28, 2009 5:09 PM EST
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On September 19, 2009, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced their preliminary nominations for their 2010 class. Of the 131 nominations, four players that spent some time with Cincinnati made the list: Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Max Montoya and Clyde Simmons. The biggest travesty is still that Ken Riley isn't even considered. Riley's 65 career interceptions ranks fifth all-time; more than Hall of Famers Ronnie Lott, Emmitt Thomas and Mel Blount. Furthermore, when Riley retired, his 65 career picks ranked fourth all-time behind Dick Lane, Emlen Tunnell and Paul Krause -- all Hall of Famers.
Still he wasn't even considered as one of the 131 nominations.
On Saturday afternoon, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced their 25 semifinalists for their 2010 class with names like Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith and Paul Tagliabue.
This time, no Bengals players made the cut.
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This shows the true price of a career playing for the Bengals.
It is criminal that Riley is not in the HOF – he should have got in within a decade of retiring. Critics point out that he never made a pro-bowl but since when are pro-bowl berths are true marker of a player’s greatness (they seem like popularity contests, most years)? 4th in INTs all time is a statistic that speaks for itself – he was one of the best of all time. Last I checked, the HOF is intended to recognize the best of all time. Bengal players are consistently forgotten by the media because of the small market and years of franchise ineptitude. Had Riley played on the Steelers, Raiders, or Cowboys, he would be in the HOF.
"Ryan, Things in here don't react too well to bullets." - Marko Ramius
couldn’t have said it better myself; yet, how many times do you hear fans of those teams you listed at the end whining that there’s a hall bias against their teams? it makes me sick every time i hear it.
i'm going to go america all over your ass!
by Raging Clue on Nov 29, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
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